Human Systems

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Human Systems
CHAPTER 6

• Section 1 Economic Geography
• Section 2 Urban and Rural Geography
• Section 3 Political Geography

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Three types of economic systems
Section 1Economic Geography

• _____________________people make goods for
  themselves and their families
• market __________________________________________
  ____________________________________________
• command _______________ makes major economic
  decisions

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SECTION 1
Economic Geography
Economy
Motivator
Description
Location
traditional or subsistence
survival
People make goods for themselves or their
families with little surplus.
mostly in poor countries and rural areas
market
profit
People freely choose what to buy and sell.
most of the worlds rich countries
command
government regulations
The government establishes products, locations,
and prices.
communist countries
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Differences in levels of development
Section 1Economic Geography

• Developed countries
• __________________________________________________
  _______
• __________________________________________________
  _______
• good infrastructure, with global market economies
• Developing countries
• __________________________________________________
  __________________________________________________
  ______________
• __________________________________________________
  _______
• includes most of Africa, Asia, Central and South
  America, Pacific islands

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Using the land
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• ____________________________
• for agriculture
• for cities

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Urban geography
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• Urban geography describes urban settlements in
  various ways

• location
• ___________________________________________
• ___________________________________________
• urban problems

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Rural land use
Section 2Urban and Rural Geography

• The key economic activity is agriculture.
• _______________________________________________
• market-oriented
• Rural land is also used for forestry, mining, and
  recreation.

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SECTION 2
Urban and Rural Geography
Agriculture and Human History
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The study of government is an important aspect of
geography.
Section 3Political Geography

• This includes
• how governments divide and control Earths
  surface
• how governments rule their people
• how governments interact
• how culture influences government

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Types of geographic boundaries
Section 3Political Geography

• Natural __________________________________
• cultural __________________________________
• geometricbased on regular, geometric patterns

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SECTION 3
Political Geography
Type of Boundary
Description
Example
follow a feature of the landscape
U.S.-Mexico border along the Rio Grande
natural
Spain-Portugal border
cultural
based on cultural traits such as religion or
language
geometric
follow regular, geometric patterns such as
latitude and longitude
U.S.-Canada border
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Role of conflict and cooperation in international
relations
Section 3Political Geography

• ______________________________, often over issues
  of _______________________ or political and
  economic differences.
• Cooperation helps solve political and economic
  problems and bring countries together.